Meaning
desert
In a sentence
Abbiamo attraversato il deserto in macchina.
We crossed the desert by car.
Di notte il deserto è davvero molto freddo?
Is the desert really very cold at night?
Non vivrei mai da solo nel deserto.
I would never live alone in the desert.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| deserto | masculine · singular |
| deserti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually masculine: il deserto, i deserti. Feminine is rare and mainly poetic or literary.
- Use deserto for the geographic place. For emotional or figurative emptiness, Italian still uses deserto, often with context.
- In everyday speech, essere un deserto means a place is empty or lifeless, not literally sandy.